1965 New Mexico State

8–⁠2, coached by Warren Woodson.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 1965, game by game: won at Texas–Arlington 27–10; won vs. Lamar 21–20; lost at UTEP 6–21; won at Pacific 14–6; won at Wichita State 45–20; won at West Texas 10–2; won vs. Eastern New Mexico 41–7; lost at Texas Tech 9–48; won vs. New Mexico 20–6; won vs. North Texas 43–13+34−39Won 27–10 at Texas–Arlington+17Texas–ArlingtonWon 21–20 vs. Lamar+1LamarLost 6–21 at UTEP-15UTEPWon 14–6 at Pacific+8PacificWon 45–20 at Wichita State+25Wichita StateWon 10–2 at West Texas+8West TexasWon 41–7 vs. Eastern New Mexico+34Eastern New Mex…Lost 9–48 at Texas Tech-39Texas TechWon 20–6 vs. New Mexico+14New MexicoWon 43–13 vs. North Texas+30North Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Texas 43–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
236–⁠153
Coach
Warren Woodson
Elo
1525 +76 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−3.0 No. 73 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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